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Since the day he arrived on Hampton Boulevard, Old Dominion's Jeff Jones immersed himself in the local basketball culture and made the region's recruits and coaches a priority. Jones and his staff aim not just to attract the area's top prospects, but also to provide a taste of college basketball when they come to campus. That was the goal of the Jeff Jones Elite Camp, a one-day affair last Saturday that included a handful of ODU recruiting targets among the 70 players invited. "Watching them play and having a chance to evaluate them is obviously beneficial," Jones said, "but it's important for us to set ourselves apart. We want to try to teach them...

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